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Information on sending a shipment to Canada

Prohibited commodities
Meat, meat products from countries where Hoof and Mouth disease is present; Meat, meat products from countries with risk of BSE (Mad Cow disease); Feathers, plumes, parts of wild birds; Base or counterfeit coins; Reprints of Canadian or British copyrighted works; White phosphorus matches. - Controlled commodities Clothing, textiles, steel, food, agricultural products and agricultural inputs, goods under trade embargo, aquatic commodities, live fish and fish products not for human consumption, drugs, medicines, pharmaceuticals, and medical and radiation emitting devices are subject to other Government Department Regulations.
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Pornography
    Precious metals & stones
Certain commodities need to be accompanied by an invoice and, in some cases, additional customs documentation. Other commodities are considered as 'Documents' and only require a DHL Airwaybill to be completed. The following list explains what you need to do in order to ship various commodities.
Document Commodities
(Require a DHL Airwaybill) 		Commodities where you should contact your local customer service Department to clarify shipping requirements.

Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Alcoholic beverages
Annual reports
Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Business cards
Calendars
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Deeds
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Medical samples
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal effects
Photos as part of business reports
Price lists
Shipping schedules
Tobacco
Visa applications

All other commodities should be shipped via DHL Parcel Express and should be accompanied by an Airwaybill and Invoice.
Restrictions

If your shipment exceeds any of the following limits, it may require special handling, please contact your local country customer service department.

Size : Length 118 cms (46 ins), Width 88 cms (35 ins), Height 120 cms (47 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 250.0 kgs (551.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 68.0 kgs (150.0 lbs)
Value : USD25,000.00